Inventions and Discoveries in Science
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Who is known for inventing one of the first vacuum cleaners powered in 1901?

  • Hubert Cecil Booth (correct)
  • Christiaan Eijkman
  • Mary Anderson
  • Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen

    • In what year was the windshield wiper invented?

  • 1904
  • 1902 (correct)
  • 1899
  • 1901

    • Which scientist is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?

  • Tim Berners-Lee (correct)
  • Robert Cailliau
  • Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
  • Alfred Nobel

    • Which vitamin was discovered by Christiaan Eijkman?

    <p>Vitamin B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who played a significant role in the development of X-rays?

    <p>Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist is linked with the discovery of Vitamin C?

    <p>Albert Szent-Gyorgi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the primary reasons Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper?

    <p>To provide better visibility for streetcar drivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is recognized for inventing the xerographic process?

    <p>Chester Carlson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the rudimentary water thermometer?

    <p>Galileo Galilei</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary significance of the invention of the sewing machine?

    <p>It enabled the mass production of sewing machines and clothing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who designed the typewriter?

    <p>Christopher Latham Sholes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

    <p>Species change over time and share a common ancestor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main use of the vacuum tube invented by J.A. Fleming?

    <p>As a detector for early radio receivers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year was the telephone invented?

    <p>1876</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the transistor?

    <p>John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant call did Alexander Graham Bell make days after inventing the telephone?

    <p>He called Thomas Watson.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant invention did Charles Goodyear develop in 1841?

    <p>Vulcanised rubber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor is credited with the creation of the practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system?

    <p>Guglielmo Marconi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the compound steam turbine?

    <p>Sir Charles Parsons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which year did Rene Laennec invent the stethoscope?

    <p>1816</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the first operational submarine built by Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel?

    <p>The submarine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What invention is Adolphe Sax best known for?

    <p>The saxophone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following inventions was created by Elias Howe?

    <p>The first sewing machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Robert Fulton operate the world's first commercially successful steamboat?

    <p>1807</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Ayurveda' translate to in English?

    <p>Science of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the Father of Medicine in Ayurveda?

    <p>Charaka</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant contribution did Sushruta make to medicine?

    <p>Performed cataract extraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Sushruta Samhita known for?

    <p>Being the first text on surgery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What innovation did Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya develop?

    <p>Automatic weir water floodgate system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was unique about the early buttons from the Indus Valley Civilization?

    <p>Crafted from seashells with geometric shapes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Shiva Ayyadurai design that has contemporary significance?

    <p>The EMAIL program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about Ayurveda is false?

    <p>It relies solely on synthetic medicines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the first electroscope?

    <p>William Gilbert</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following inventions is attributed to Schuyler Skaats Wheeler?

    <p>Electric fan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What year was the diesel engine invented?

    <p>1895</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is NOT associated with William Gilbert's studies?

    <p>Electromagnetism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the first safety passenger elevator?

    <p>Elisha Graves Otis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Petrache Poenaru invent to help save time while taking notes?

    <p>Fountain pen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year was the first passenger elevator installed in New York City?

    <p>1856</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of William Gilbert's contributions to electrical studies?

    <p>Electric current</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Galileo Galilei

    • Invented the rudimentary water thermometer in 1593 which allowed temperature variations to be measured for the first time.

    Charles Darwin

    • Defined evolution as "descent with modification," the idea that species change over time, give rise to new species and share a common ancestor.

    Christopher Latham Sholes

    • Designed the first typewriter which was a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters

    Alexander Graham Bell

    • Invented the telephone in 1876
    • Made the first ever telephone call to his partner, Thomas Watson.

    John Ambrose Fleming

    • Invented the Fleming valve/valve in 1904 which was a thermionic valve/vacuum tube
    • This was used as a detector for early radio receivers used in electromagnetic wireless telegraphy.

    Hubert Cecil Booth

    • Invented one of the first powered vacuum cleaners in 1901.

    Vitamin A

    • Invented by Frederick Gowland Hopkins

    Vitamin B

    • Invented by Christiaan Eijkman

    Vitamin C

    • Invented by Albert Szent- Gyorgi

    Vitamin E

    • Invented by Herbert McLean Evans & Katherine Scott Bishop

    Vitamin K

    • Invented by Henrik Dam

    Mary Anderson

    • Invented the windshield wiper in 1902

    Tim Berners-Lee

    • Invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989

    Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

    • A German mechanical engineer and physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Rontgen rays.

    Charles Goodyear

    • Developed vulcanised rubber in 1841

    Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi

    • An Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his creation of the practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system in 1894.

    Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

    • Invented the compound steam turbine in 1894.

    Robert Fulton

    • Designed and operated the world's first commercially successful steamboat in 1807

    Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel

    • Builder of the first operational submarine in 1620.

    Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec

    • Invented the stethoscope in 1816.

    Adolphe Sax

    • A Belgian musical instrument designer who discovered the Saxophone in 1846.

    Elias Howe

    • Invented the first-ever lockstitch sewing machine in the world in 1846.

    Maharishi Charaka

    • The Father of Medicine and a prime contributor to Ayurveda
    • Ayurveda means ‘science of life’ and is a traditional school of medicine practised in India for over 5,000 years.

    Indus Valley Civilisation

    • The origins of buttons trace back to this civilization which is made out of seashells and formed into geometric shapes with tiny holes bored into them. The Indus Valley Civilisation also originated natural fibers like wool and cotton.

    Sushruta

    • Ancient Indian physician who is known as the Father of surgery
    • The first surgeon to perform Cataract extraction in 600 BC
    • One of the most significant ancient Sanskrit medical texts still in existence is the Sushruta Samhita, which is credited to him and is regarded as the first text of Ayurveda.

    Shiva Ayyadurai

    • Developed a computer program which replicated the features of the interoffice, inter-organizational paper mail system so he called the program "EMAIL."

    Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

    • Developed the automatic weir water floodgate system.

    Rudolf Diesel

    • The diesel engine was named after its inventor, Rudolf Diesel in 1895.

    Michael Faraday

    • Invented the dynamo, a device that uses electromagnetism to create a direct current of electrical power.

    Schuyler Wheeler

    • An American electrical engineer and manufacturer who invented the electric fan, an electric elevator design and the electric fire engine in 1882

    William Gilbert

    • Invented the first electroscope in 1600
    • He is the first to use the terms electric attraction, electric force, & magnetic pole and is considered the father of electrical studies.

    Elisha Graves Otis

    • Introduced the first safety passenger elevator in 1852
    • The OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY installed the first passenger elevator in New York City in 1856.

    Petrache Poenaru

    • Discovered the fountain pen in 1827.

    André-Marie Ampère

    • A French physicist & mathematician known for the Ampere unit of electric current.

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